B

Test question analysis: "If I can see far, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants." This famous saying comes from modern times Newton was the founder of natural science, so he chose B. Edison's famous saying is "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration"; Darwin's famous saying is "The way to get work done is to cherish every minute"; Einstein's famous saying is " I don’t have any special talents, I just like to pursue problems in depth.”

Comments: Regarding the historical facts of Newton, students should also know that he is an Englishman and is known as the "Father of Modern Science". His most important achievement is in mechanics. In "Mathematical Principles of Philosophy", he systematically expounded the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, thereby establishing a complete system of classical mechanics - Newtonian mechanics.